When Lita Chevret informs Andy Clyde that her mother is coming to visit, Andy looks forward to meeting her. When she turns out to be Blanche Payson -- a specialist in comic overbearing wives and mothers-in-law since 1916 -- and a Saint Bernard, matters quickly degenerate into a series of donnybrooks in this very funny short comedy.

Between ten years at Mack Sennet's studio, and twenty at Columbia -- where he starred in the short subject division's second-longest-running series -- Andy spent a short period at Educational Pictures, where he devised the character he would play for the next thirty years: a decent older fellow who gets into an increasingly disastrous series of situations. Although his later shorts were hampered by small budgets, here there's a full house for the final fight between him and Miss Payson, and the cast includes Bud Jamison, Billy Engle, and Bobby Dunn.

The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and themes, appealing to various tastes and audiences.

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The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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